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Monthly Archives: December 2009

With Nate Robinson in D’Antoni’s doghouse it’s only natural for Knick fans to expect the diminutive guard to be traded. Nate is in the last year of his deal, and if he isn’t getting playing time now, then it seems unlikely that New York is going to tender him a long term deal. Additionally considering Nate’s instant offense and other tangibles, he’ll likely be courted by a few different teams. Hence it makes the most sense for the Knicks to move him this year, before they get nothing in return for their investment. Unfortunately trades in the NBA are rarely …continue reading

So I was watching Outside the Lines on ESPN and they were showing clips of the Tim Donaghy interview. At the conclusion, they made mention of a poll running on ESPN.com, where the question was posed, “How will Tim Donaghy’s claims influence how you watch NBA games.” And the possible responses were: A) Will never view games the same way or B) No, influence, he isn’t credible. My immediate reaction was, where’s C) It confirms something I knew innately to be true and won’t change a gosh-darned thing about how I watch NBA games. Why isn’t that a possible poll …continue reading

Here’s Thomas B’s preview for the game! – BC In a battle of the Eastern Conference door mats, the New York Knicks (5-15) host the New Jersey Nets (1-18). The Nets picked up their first win of the season against the Bobcats. The Knicks are coming off a nice win in Atlanta.

According to the Daly News, Mike D’Antoni said the following about his decicision to bench Nate Robinson against the Orlando Magic: “We want to win, and if he’s conducive to winning then he’ll obviously be back in the lineup. If not he’s not.” D’Antoni’s case is that the diminutive guard is not conducive to winning, but that really doesn’t hold water. The Knicks have gotten off to one of the worst starts in team historically, and Robinson hasn’t played that much in that span. Nate has missed 12 of 19 games and has only seen 30 minutes or more in …continue reading

With 3:09 left in the first, the Knicks are only down four, 21-17. And as Z noted, the Knicks have a current lineup of Hughes, Gallo, Lee, Harrington and Jeffries. It’s actually an interesting lineup. Discuss the game here!